Miller County, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°13′N 92°26′W / 38.22°N 92.43°W / 38.22; -92.43
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Not to be confused with Miller, Missouri.

Miller County
UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.millercountymissouri.org
John Miller, the county's namesake

Miller County is a

Governor of Missouri
.

Geography

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 600 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 593 square miles (1,540 km2) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km2) (1.2%) is water.[4]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18402,282—
18503,83468.0%
18606,81277.7%
18706,616−2.9%
18809,80548.2%
189014,16244.4%
190015,1877.2%
191016,71710.1%
192015,567−6.9%
193016,7287.5%
194014,798−11.5%
195013,734−7.2%
196013,8000.5%
197015,0268.9%
198018,53223.3%
199020,70011.7%
200023,56413.8%
201024,7485.0%
202024,722−0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2015[9]

As of the

Latino
of any race.

There were 9,284 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,977, and the median income for a family was $36,770. Males had a median income of $26,225 versus $18,903 for females. The

poverty line
, including 19.30% of those under age 18 and 14.70% of those age 65 or over.

2020 Census

Miller County Racial Composition[12]
Race Num. Perc.
White
(NH) 		22,908 92.7%
Black or African American
(NH) 		117 0.47%
Native American
(NH) 		113 0.46%
Asian
(NH) 		64 0.26%
Pacific Islander
(NH) 		24 0.1%
Other/Mixed
(NH) 		1,030 4.17%
Latino
 466 1.9%

Education

Public schools

Private schools

Public libraries

  • Heartland Regional Library System[13]

Communities

Cities and towns

Unincorporated communities

Government and Politics

Political culture

Like most counties in rural western Missouri, Miller County is very Republican. It hasn't supported a Democrat for president since

Lyndon Johnson
is the last Democrat to garner even 40 percent of the county's vote.

Underlining how Republican the county has been over the years, it rejected native son

Harry Truman
in 1944 as Roosevelt's running mate, and when he headed the ticket himself in 1948.

Local

The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Miller County. Republicans currently hold all of the elected positions in the county.

Miller County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor
 Joseph Cochran Republican
Circuit Clerk Sheila Curtman Republican
County Clerk
 Clinton Jenkins Republican
Collector Jody Vance Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)		 Kevin Cardwell Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)		 Don Abbett Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)		 Travis Rowden Republican
Coroner Caleb Shelton Republican
Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Howard Republican
Public Administrator Theresa Lupardus Republican
Recorder Kathy Plemmons Republican
Sheriff Louis Gregoire Republican
Surveyor Rick Wilson Republican
Treasurer Phil Lawson Republican

State

Gubernatorial

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results[14]
Year Republican Democratic
Third Parties
2024 82.84% 10,638 14.76% 1,893 2.40% 308
2020 82.82% 10,212 15.31% 1,888 1.87% 231
2016
 69.65% 7,924 27.37% 3,114 2.98% 339
2012
 59.85% 6,547 36.67% 4,012 3.48% 381
2008
 55.86% 6,414 42.31% 4,858 1.84% 211
2004
 67.76% 7,331 31.15% 3,370 1.09% 118
2000
 57.12% 5,343 39.38% 3,684 3.50% 327
1996
 45.28% 3,984 51.76% 4,554 2.97% 261

Missouri House of Representatives

Miller County is divided into four legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, all of which are represented by Republicans.

Missouri House of Representatives — District 58 — Miller County (2020)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Willard Haley 2,307 98.67%
Write In 31 1.33%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 58 — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Wood 1,940 83.40% −16.60
Democratic Travis Maupin 386 16.60% +16.60
Missouri House of Representatives — District 58 — Miller County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Wood 1,021 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 58 — Miller County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David Wood 2,067 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Miller County (2020)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rudy Veit 1,056 99.15%
Write In 9 0.85%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Bernskoetter 941 100.00% +13.18%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Miller County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Bernskoetter 428 86.82% +8.73
Constitution Michael Eberle 65 13.18% +13.18
Missouri House of Representatives — District 59 — Miller County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Bernskoetter 802 78.09%
Democratic Vonnieta E. Trickey 225 21.91%
  • District 62 — Tom Hurst (R-Meta). Consists of the community of St. Elizabeth.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Miller County (2020)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bruce Sassmann 877 89.95%
Democratic Nancy Ragan 97 9.95%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Hurst 878 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Miller County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Hurst 450 100.00% +23.17
Missouri House of Representatives — District 62 — Miller County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Hurst 703 76.83%
Democratic Greg Stratman 212 23.17%
  • District 124 — Rocky Miller (R-Lake Ozark). Consists of most of the county, including the communities of Bagnell, Brumley, Iberia, Kaiser, Lake Ozark, Lakeside, Osage Beach, Tuscumbia, and Ulman.
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2020)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lisa Thomas 6,449 98.90%
Write In 72 1.10%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rockay Miller 6,140 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rocky Miller 2,842 100.00%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 124 — Miller County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rocky Miller 5,717 100.00%

Missouri Senate

All of Miller County is a part of Missouri's 6th District in the Missouri Senate and is currently represented by Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City).

Missouri Senate — District 6 — Miller County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Kehoe 4,547 85.37%
Democratic Mollie Kristen Freebairn 779 14.63%

Federal

US Senate

U.S. Senate — Missouri — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roy Blunt 7,760 68.47% +12.45
Democratic Jason Kander 3,032 26.75% −9.27
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 303 2.67% −5.29
Green
 Johnathan McFarland 114 1.01% +1.01
Constitution Fred Ryman 124 1.09% +1.09
U.S. Senate — Missouri — Miller County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Todd Akin 6,084 56.02%
Democratic Claire McCaskill 3,912 36.02%
Libertarian Jonathan Dine 865 7.96%


US House of Representatives

All of Miller County is included in

Missouri's 3rd Congressional District and is currently represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) in the U.S. House of Representatives
.

U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District — Miller County (2016)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer 9,228 82.06% −0.69
Democratic Kevin Miller 1,641 14.59% +0.94
Libertarian Dan Hogan 278 2.47% −1.13
Constitution Doanita Simmons 99 0.88% +0.88
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 3rd Congressional District — Miller County (2014)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer 4,436 82.75% +3.62
Democratic Courtney Denton 732 13.65% −3.57
Libertarian Steven Hedrick 193 3.60% −0.05
U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 3rd Congressional District — Miller County (2012)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer 8,548 79.13%
Democratic Eric C. Mayer 1,860 17.22%
Libertarian Steven Wilson 394 3.65%

Presidential

United States presidential election results for Miller County, Missouri[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 10,826 83.21% 2,067 15.89% 118 0.91%
2020 10,176 82.08% 2,038 16.44% 183 1.48%
2016 9,285 80.87% 1,750 15.24% 447 3.89%
2012 8,099 73.31% 2,651 24.00% 298 2.70%
2008 7,797 67.43% 3,553 30.73% 213 1.84%
2004 7,797 71.99% 2,959 27.32% 75 0.69%
2000 5,945 63.54% 3,217 34.38% 194 2.07%
1996 4,387 50.20% 3,110 35.59% 1,242 14.21%
1992 4,175 44.01% 2,905 30.62% 2,407 25.37%
1988 5,662 68.82% 2,555 31.06% 10 0.12%
1984 6,706 76.55% 2,054 23.45% 0 0.00%
1980 5,560 67.93% 2,469 30.16% 156 1.91%
1976 4,095 59.64% 2,739 39.89% 32 0.47%
1972 5,682 78.05% 1,598 21.95% 0 0.00%
1968 4,425 64.88% 1,727 25.32% 668 9.79%
1964 3,784 56.97% 2,858 43.03% 0 0.00%
1960 4,482 63.43% 2,584 36.57% 0 0.00%
1956 4,085 61.71% 2,535 38.29% 0 0.00%
1952 4,237 63.42% 2,426 36.31% 18 0.27%
1948 3,088 55.03% 2,514 44.80% 9 0.16%
1944 3,609 61.69% 2,229 38.10% 12 0.21%
1940 3,971 55.87% 3,113 43.80% 23 0.32%
1936 3,607 50.90% 3,436 48.49% 43 0.61%
1932 2,615 40.64% 3,776 58.68% 44 0.68%
1928 3,379 62.85% 1,979 36.81% 18 0.33%
1924 3,011 56.16% 1,962 36.60% 388 7.24%
1920 3,555 64.94% 1,833 33.49% 86 1.57%
1916 1,862 55.52% 1,395 41.59% 97 2.89%
1912 1,240 38.98% 1,257 39.52% 684 21.50%
1908 2,016 57.47% 1,393 39.71% 99 2.82%
1904 1,959 57.75% 1,351 39.83% 82 2.42%
1900 1,796 53.63% 1,493 44.58% 60 1.79%
1896 1,707 50.00% 1,694 49.62% 13 0.38%
1892 1,497 51.23% 1,076 36.82% 349 11.94%
1888 1,596 56.06% 1,195 41.97% 56 1.97%

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

Main articles: 2008 Missouri Democratic presidential primary and 2008 Missouri Republican presidential primary

Former

Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas
) received more votes, a total of 1,406, than any candidate from either party in Miller County during the 2008 presidential primary.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 208.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  7. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  10. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Miller County, Missouri".
  13. ^ Breeding, Marshall. "Heartland Regional Library System". Libraries.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d e https://www.millercountymissouri.org/_files/ugd/cbf041_924e0da3013e4af68b4a61f81d777aa4.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  15. ^ a b c d e f "County Results - State of Missouri - 2016 General Election - November 8, 2016 - Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

Further reading

  • History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and the private records; besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc. etc. (1889) online

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